I'll admit it. there are times when I wished Lil Wayne would suffer a brief codeine-induced coma and wake up with both amnesia and the inability to rap. Other times, I respect the hard work he's put in and recognize that he's legendary in the game. You can't deny his talent; you also can't deny that he's overhyped. It seems he's got the entire world awaiting his next album, The Carter IV, and decided to drop Sorry 4 the Wait to appease the fans.
Hit the jump for my review.
How many white girls have to be named before the punchline isn't funny anymore??!
"My homies got that white girl, I call it Lady Gaga!" -Dwayne Weezington the IIISorry 4 the Wait is a 12 song mixtape in which Lil Wayne jacks new beats including Miguel's "Sure Thing," Waka Flocka Flame 's "Grove St. Party" and (sigh) "Marvin's Room." Although the tracks aren't very distinguishable in content, there are a few tracks that stand out:.
Tunechi's Back: With Lil Wayne's expressed adoration for Tupac, it was only expected that he'd jump on the Maybach Music joint and hip hop equivalent of Marvin's Room.
Rollin': The thunderous Lil' Lody beat is enough to make you bounce. Clever lines like the following make it a standout: "Young Tunechi fresh to death/Rest in peace, boy" and "Wild as Ryu/I hit you with that Hadouken"
Grove St. Party: Typical Weezy foolishness. The ignance sash, however, goes to my newest Twitter follower, Lil' B the Based God. It's like someone punched him upside the head right before he entered the booth, and he got so dizzy he heard his own beat. His verse includes prolific lyrics such as:
"Don't understand man the game like a chain/Woo woo! Swag, bitch, Brang-dang-dang-dang"Overall, the mixtape is nothing to rejoice over, but I don't think Lil Wayne needs to knock it out the park this time around. The only thing to look forward are the beats, guest appearances, and the occasional (one per every 3 songs) clever punchline. However, Wayne's released enough powerful verses since getting out of jail to show that he's still got it (e.g. "6'7'", "I'm On One", Young Jeezy's "Ballin"), and the real test is going to be The Carter IV.
For that reason, I say it's not bad. It's what a mixtape was meant to be; an anti-album. While I'm not going to be quoting these songs for years and am probably going to delete them from my iTunes soon, I think that Weezy fans will enjoy it. May his lyrics be repeated in your local simp's tweets and Facebook statuses for months to come.
